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36 3 " I olert 0 " m, 41-tITIME INSURANCE COMPANY 4 00 ,,„ K (Limited). rated, with Li m i te d Liability, under " The ) t . Companies Act, 1862." "a 4 One Million in 100,000 shares of' £lO each. le 60 ,000 shares, instead of 25,000 shares, as before en A announced. — PPReation £1 per Share. Further payment on Allotment £l. per Share. N tn DIRECTORS. tZatro p a a :a18011, Esq. (Messrs. Harrisons and Latham) , • t As o 1 , e, —sq. (Messrs. Boult, English and Brandon.) A,Uranty Esq (Messrs. A. Duranty and Co.) rMei c 'Thea, Esq.', Merchant. ittorge ?tite r 14' - yr --sq• (Messrs. Browne, Hunter. end CO iq Nt a -.erferd, Esq. (Messrs. t-;eo. B Kerferd and Co.) sq., M erchant. 11114Vr, Esq.oarri3OFl, ,8 .Messr s. Miller and Mosman.) }:sq. Merchant. (Messrs. Daniel Powell and Co.) , el -Y Esq. (Messrs. Ridley, Son. and ( 0,) - Y Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Houghton, Smith, and Co.) With power to add to their number. MANAGER AND uNDERIVRITER. Henry Case, Esq. The isT BANKERS. National Bank of' Li ver pool (Limited). - "e 'National Bank, Old Broad-street, London. The its branches in Ireland. 44 Union Bank, Manchester. ) t rWalk BROKERS. er Lucas, Esq., 3, C op th a ll-buildings, London, INt,l cl i S chultz, Eeq., M an3 h es ter-buildings, Tithebarn pverpool. ( 4 ( r t ' l l ek Esqam, Dublin. le s t .sq., 15A, Lt. Ann's-square, Manchester. AUDIToItS. Messrs. Harmood Banner and Son. SOLICITORS. essrs. Littledale. Ridley, and Bardswell. TEMPORARY OFFICES 40t Tna of / and 5, Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. 4. k 180 .4 a pplication may be obtained from the brokers , temvorary offices of the Company, 4 and 5, iiloile v p iul dings, Liverpool. It t4 Lr Al'upon :C VEDNESDAY next, the 21th for Sha may rt.RITISH COLONIAL STEAM SII(P atom x25 C 0 0 .0 r , ANY (Limited). , in 5,000 shares of £5O each. tamer spar (With power to increase.) 4b. ca'e %e Payable on application, £4 on allotment. Not -ga g 4 1 11 £ 2 5 per share by instalments, will be called e present y ear. lbt em , DIRECTORS. ,G111,,' Esq., M.P., Lon ion, kit 4 4, - Vie, Esq. (of Messrs. Gillespies, Moffatt, and iro n . i t u eolpjn i prtearr Glyn, R.N. Director of the Hudson's Bay Company, 40 0, 0 e , in peri Mall Steam Packet Com e pa e ny. Lo nd e 4 Esq. (of Messrs. Temp rl y, Carter, and alter Douglas, Esq., London. BANKE R S. M essrs. Glyn, Mills. and Co., Lombard-street, ke ssr BnoKelis. S eymour and Co. 38. Throgmorton - street , k4Bta Bi schoff, SOLICITORS. Coxe, and Bompas, 19, Colman-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.) Henry William Carter, Esq. ut heea-3, White Lion-court, Cornhill, E.C. T he PROSPECTUS. PROSPECTUS. ttgut aI:Y object of this Company is the establishment Ik l li nti ar line of steam ships between the ports of Mon -013, ?thee, in Canada, and the United Kingdom, par ‘4ii‘'dix,°dati°ll4°ll, at present totally unprovided for. Ac ops 4 1 al•o be afforded for the trade of Newfound:. rai t y' e gtia, and New Brunswick, as may be required, ft h, e i tece (ler remunerative results. Yell L,, 581 . ,tY of direct and regular steam communication 4,aeri s ' - ' llllO ll. and British North America has long been !Vain " n s, , Y felt by the'rnerchants interested in this trade; la r s c," it has for some years past compelled them to .. r ib , olv a , ;e quantities of valuable goods to Liverpon]. „ d ti ke o n elirring the heavy expense of railway t: cereasioned thereby as well as great ' ansit, and uncertainty in ttZe la ro , s hiPment. 14i7 fi t Pse wholes ale houses in 1411 i aeription of textile t London, for the .n e s r a e l s e te ol zrekldertaking. ratijaellitiestiltleyl- a 'ries' are esp e cia lly t EY ingbeen serio us l y prejudiced by r shipment which their rivals in Man tiotzttleittiotrlrr lorrhern towns possess. A,. at - ...cturns, it appear , that the total imports and tv.cntreal were below 20 000,000 dollars in 1856, 't1,4 1 th e ? reached in 1862 nearly 'Z',9,000,000 dollars. The NDrop e ' s rade being nearly doubled in the space 0. seven peat ton which necessity of more rapid and extended corn ,S4ll,l list the vast progress in the production of the as I, W hieh district is now seeking a transit through ,t .1 t la . hat ~, the shortest and quickest route to Euro), ( 4 t aerr n _Weirr demand for freight must steadily improve. Nape neWn fact that the existing lines running to , 4 4tly bcre been lar;ely remunerative, it is therefore con -14" i ,e'red that under proper and economical manage- APaltin:ith the important interests comb ned in this yko l ~ a reasonable mercantile profit will be realised. outi a nniber of to n lotE n , passengers of . all classes from , the east +lt stet an gland and the Continent of Europe %sill select 1. a Dot d add further to the success of the Company. aa ltV nte nded at resent to apply for ostal sub iPetlirse's h,lievedvessels P abetterexempt from il„ t n t ecrtrol. In e tliev of insufficient employment be em titne during thew nter to Portland, the yes an "Irgoyed in other trades as circumstances may tlir,N tide as ula L s , - ve Y aPnear advantageous to the Company. In t - ' l 'rer, o , b een taken to secure the services of practical 'elt• With firma w ith the trade, and arrangements will be of ion.. experience to manage the ships and llv el e i lhi ßs , - in of and Canada rns°,,e'lL':uPPort to a considerable amount have been e t b e e f t ?! nub s : r i ga here and in Canada. Loou shares are re ttin je ct of t , era in the Colonies. id is hllit h and in, n e principal movers in this underta ngto Britt Z e aae the • . of the Port of Lnon 144;3and N 0,,„ COnBeKRn witehe speed toi North American Colonies, by securing p are- "e Pala by for their goods. No promotion 'Y the Company. lot h F ORS e I) ireeto A PPLICATION FOR SHARES. rs of the British Colonial Steamship Company t'AZ4 aZell,—R A ,, (Limited). E rr or'' n g paid to your Bankers the sum of £ ► kil st - 41 here-b`y ' r equest tlia e t you will allot me that num alaci such shares, or any less number you may Ater and y es to execute the articles of association when Of s h„ request that my name may laP placed on the a'rellolderS for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date •he ROSSA JRANDE GOLD " uI INING COMPANY (Limited), te ti J Of th under the Companies Act, 186 ? , by w hich the - tit shareholders is limited to the amount of their kp 4 004 tlo Bo ni in 100,000 shares of £1 each. First issue, t t ,ares Ly f which one-fourth have been subscribed for z s ' i lttt`Lstb; .e "nz Per share on application, and 2 s. 6 d. per s hare b, "'• No call to exceed ss. per share i and after °, further calls to be made under aninterval of Q 'tree months. er4 DIRECTORS. -sq, anagin , Director Great Wheal Vor -dig Co . m M pany; Gresham House, Old Broad ei Phillip s Parliament-street, Consul-General for ko.topd ilil lPs, Esq. (Messrs. L. and B. Phillips and Co.), ei, c k,‘ o o n -street Director of the European Bank. N h ani v ie l/l ookheath Director of the London and Bir be!tk, h Wall' ank • A s Ormonde-terrace, Regent's 'otor of the British . Nation Life Assurance Asso t,i'', i r 4ll °ale a nk 8 ' —sq., Director of the London and Birming tt ,1 0 v and of the Great Wheil Vor Mining Company. HarVs, Bloc . kheat o b, e. Director of Les erk Tvillt a 'onsolidees de Villema,n VII), 10, 1 White, q. (Messrs. Bakers, White, a o nd . ,Yorre7. uerpia-chambers, London -bridge, and Cr y 8 AGENTS IN BRAZIL. %DtalBl'B. Alexander Fry and Co., Rio de Janeiro, t ai ti ' "▪ oh = BO 'TING ENGINEER IN ENGLAND. Cpmtp• Bap 'eY, St. Austell, Cornwall, formerly Chief • "'"„e,er to the St. John Del Rey Gold Mining • - h pinas Geraes, Brazil, at Mines in Mexico, 4-4 In Gold 31ines of Australia, 11 1 '°11 rtANKERS. treet ni li thar l yv il esiminste ß r Bank, Lothbury ; London and 1,13 'kV. gh arn. k, 110, Cheapside, London , and 1, New s,''r ati SOLICITORS. E, Sharp, and Hales, 20, Tokenhouse-yard. .a to BROKER. „ Burnand, Esq., 7t, Lombard - str eet, 4 ,, AUDITORS• and Edwards, public accountants, Token house-yard. Be eret arY (pro tem.)—J. J. Truran, Esq. kb 1311) "r 9 Offices-25, Poultry, London , E.C . 11 1 1 ject 4,1t,k01d Of this Company is to purchase and work an ex -llt , l th r aining property, called Rosso (Boca) Grande, t I,l)i_lte co o ts rovince of Minas Geraes, lAraztl. It is es ti -0 b lnn 21 square miles, or thereabouts, and is in fatty 1 1 • the celebrated mine of the St. John el Rey i,, , ahour materials, and provisions can easily be 111‘k• ih'„,ta ad j oining towns and villages. . 7 1l b 'e fit ;-L'hoof i ,in his elaborate report, says— ve'rya Tr x e ten a s r ive, and the boundaries are well river and other streams run through the pro itbl,„", which suffici nt wa er can be obtained at a con lqies r'elration for mining operations on a large scale. )h,S' le I,? e i- chi, fly clay and talcose slate, of that character O t ,to ti,',khly co , genial to auriferous formations, and when that the lodes are not very far distant from the )t4. , 44, , the slate and granite, every experienced miner I`, 4 e o .,., l ' s tand its significance. Gold mines in Brazil, as i;4l.lrPer and tin inines in England, are valueless when MetOM the mysterious effect of the junction of these Vi th qs 11" tna a te contains three distinct auriterions formations, ,1 1 ,11,, t 1' be traced for miles, lysid es a rich g forma 1214,rored. Diamonds are said to have beenf ound, an i i t and alluvial deposit in the valley is believed to ti;u 2,e rock formation is of while quartz and iron, and infi. f rlmi half an once to five onces of gold per ton ; L 11. 74 Yellow quartz and auriferous arsenical pyrites, i fs ii t s thi' r r d oFd upwards of six,pnees of gold per ton. Van 19. of quartz and brown oxide of iron, and about (rro ck • Irt depth it will probably grauduate inttl a tormatipon similar to that of th t. John Del lo de'rre "ine at Morro Velho. The who le mass of b i tl4l hi 8 auriferous, and portions of it have yielded 50 Yh t ,tio n g , °l,l Per ton. It only requires capital. economy, neco,:xperlence to make those lodes as remunerative 41, 11 t,, , , 3 mine of the St. John Del Rey Company, which eli te Paid £673,710 in dividends, and one share in re1i„. 41 5 . paid, is now worth £52." ta f , ce is to be placed upon Capt. Treloar's report, iZly ilrX,that he has not only nearly 20 years' expert ki eat in the service of he St. John Del Rey Corn c,Nt Go at is chief engineer to the Don Ped o North hi „!:„Min!ng• Company, which, under his manage ~a brat adivid , nd at the rate of 10 per cent per annum I; t tt l l ;,l 4 n ,;"'. Le aey. months' w h o a r s k i o n n g g . l known Rossa G ran de, and I t - 11 , It tly, li co in "eli chief engineer to the St.. John Del Rey q t ylt n i tirms the above report. The late Mr. George s4l,, l tritt,„' . , Brazilian Mining Commissioner, also, in a ',,,i4c . „k it •,,,`",„ o 3r him, favourably memtions Ross a Grande, 1 1 +11,°e rni' , o Morro Velho (St. John Del Rey), and says -Ilikil,PtircheB might be aptly termed gold quarries." 11, 1 4 d n,,,1", money for the estates, and the buil d eqii:uniery on it, has been agreed at L 15,000 in cash, 1 „ duly re of shares of the Company. he vendors' p a 'Wegistered in the Government offices in Brazil, %%Any of the purchase money will be paid until the ),Ntitt e aut into legal possession of the property by the ry!log D ec• tur re. Ora ; and - A and copies of the reports of Captain Thomas tkttit h , tn,„ , aptain John Dailey, extracts 'by Mr. Duval, of":„alid forms of applications for shares, may be • Of th, s 'ile broker, of the solicitors, or at the temporary ItiNl,o4anY' i t th e must be paid to the Company's bankers at the tin n belly* sent in. It will be returned in ''°lraent is made.' .--•—• FOR SHARES. t he IP II II OF APPLICATION lii r 4iltl itectora of the Rossa Grande Gold Mining Company (Limited). t 4, ti %11'en,--I hereby request t G ha ra t n y d o e u G w irl i d l a m llo in t i m ng e Com. kt i 4 3' e l ' 1 each in the R q3sa e to accept such shares, or l)ern",Tifed), and I hereby 1 1 1 . Yoh . ,P number that may a b s ea e llo r tte ff d is t t o er m ot e, s a h n ar d e l h a o u l t d h e o r; tla." to pla mv nam upon the ,e, '' bharele:o allotted! - Name in full Residence Profession or Bus;ness .-,...• • Date ... e ~~~w N°. 22,358. THE SUN, LONDON MOINDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1864. PRICE STAMPED ....sd. WTHERE CAN WE MET' AF FER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. 911 HE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Entrée, Joint, Sweet, ex.., is served daily from 3 to 9, and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30. Private Rooms for large or small parties. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. Extraordinary Abandonment of a Ship. On Saturday a most remarkable case of ship aban donment was made known, and which created much attention in the City. The West India mail, which arrived a few days since, brought intelligence to the underwriters at Lloyd's of the abandonment of the ship John Linn, 1,647 tons, belonging to Messrs. Fernie and Co., of Liverpool, on the Ist of January, while on her passage from Bombay to Liverpool, and that the officers and crew had been picked up in the boats. Sub3equently a letter was received from the master confirming the above document, and adding, that when he left the ship the water was within four feet of her main beams, and no thing could save her. The large amount of insu rances on the cargo, wo understand worth about £150,000, led to inquiries as to the character of the shipments. They were found to comprise 3,103 bales of cotton (valued at £49 per bale), 3,447 cwt. of cloves, 290 bales of wool, 130 tons of hemp, 120 tons of cora yarn, and other East India produce. It will be seen by this that the nature of the cargo was more likely to keep the ship afloat, even if she filled with water. A few days after she was abandoned she was boarded by the crew of the ship Devgallan, Capt. Beaglehole, now at Flush ing, who reported her as follows :—" In lat. 20 N., long, 38, fell in with the derelict ship John Linn, of Liverpool. She had only three feet of water in her, and was making not more than half an inch an hour. They laid by and sailed her for two days and a night, and could have taken her into Barbadoes had he (Captain B.) been able to spare any of his crew." Assuming that this report is correct, the abandon ment of this valuable ship seems somewhat unac countable. Had Captain Beaglehole succeeded in getting the valuable derelict into port, the ship and crew would probably have been entitled to £50,000 for salvage service. The underwriters are satisfied the cargo of John Linn with keep her afloat for weeks, and are sanguine of hearing of her being picked up and taken into some West Indian port. Wreck of the Black Ball Line Packetship Golden Age. During a heavy snow storm on Friday morning, the well-known ship Golden Age, Captain Park, one of the Black Ball line of passenger ships, on her homeward voyage from Madras to London, with a cargo on board valued at £200,000, was driven ashore in the Channel near Dungeness, where she filled, and it is expected will become a total wreck. The Golden Age was formerly an American ship, when she was bought into the service of Messrs. Baines and Co , the owners of the Black Ball fleet. Owing to the valuable cargo which she shipped at Madras, her arrival in the Channel had been anxi ously looked for, and the first that was heard of her being off the coast was on Thursday. A foreign galliot put into Dover in the course of that day in a damaged state, and reported that she had been run into by a large ship called the Golden Age, off the North Foreland, the vessel being in tow of a tug. The next that was heard of her was her being seen on Friday morning off Dungeness by the coast guard. How she got so far has not not been clearly reported, but it is thought that the tug might not have had sufficient power to keep the ship in tow against the driving wind and snow, and she drifted down Channel and went ashore on the Roar Bank,opposite No. 2 Battery, near Dungeness. When first discovered she had had the main and mizen masts cut away. A heavy sea was breaking over the ship, and it was observed that many on board, crew and passengers were in a most critical posi'ion. The coast-guard stationed at No. 27 Tower at once volunteered t man the the New Romney lifeboat end to go off to the rescue of those who were on board. A high sea was rolling in over the beach, and it was with difficulty that the boat could be got through the surf. The boat, however, was at length fairly launched, and the men, in the most courageous manner, succeeded in reaching the stranded ship and taking off the Trinity House pilot, the captain and several of the crew, in all amounting to 22 Previous to the lifeboat reaching the vessel a pilot cutter, cailed the Queen, had managed to get alongside the ship, and rescued three of the passengers and some of the crow, who were landed in the course of the day at New Romney. When the crew abandoned her the ship was about a quar ter of a mile from the shore, and the next tide filled her with water. A heavy gale had been prevailing ever since from the north-east with a tremendous sea breaking in on the shore, and it is feared that the ship will go to pieces. Tho cargo, as before stated, was most valuable, and comprised cotton, silk, indigo, and other East Indian produce, and was insured at Lloyd's and the different insurance companies for £200,000. EWSPA_PE .. . ,•• • _ . /1 Z, ,p .r- • --- ; -- er—...--c-01-' , . , • -. .. ~„,,,,,., _. ...... . „.... _ ~,.... ... , 1 4..., „..............„.„,.....„,, ~,t.,.,. „,,,,, ~..7 7 _ 4.... .._,„ - ......„ . , 4. ~ ~ ,• 1 , 1 - - . t r.-"' • - 1 ' 1 ~...._:. _;. f_ ~ , _ .. 4 44; 1 .,10 . ~,,V. 1 ---\,4 1,3441k . .'1 ) . c [(Per the Hibernia, via Galway, Feh.. 21.) - - - '..,:-., _ '— ) „ It -- . •-•10" '' ..... 7 . D r ~ ,,, * ,:1 1` 4 . 1 r. ' ...1.,*' 31141 t_ ..„, .;i 9 ,41 ir l .„ 16 7 : 0:,,,M4: ' IrßOrr• 'illii'' 'ql-11,C:144 - 41.15:4.":-.7%. . 70 . 4 ^ .....\ lan. _ . NEW YORK, Feb. 21. The Confederates are again threatening Newbern and Washington, North Carolina. The Confederate ironclad gun boat at Kingstown is completed, and will co-operate with the land forces. The Federal communication between Knoxville and Cumberland Gap was cut off by the Confede rates on the 10th. Knoxville despatches of the 31st report that the Federal cavalry were dafeated in an engagement near Marysville, and were retreating on Knoxville, with the Confederates in pursuit. Seven Federal officers were killed. No other particulars are given. The Confederates had occupied Livlsrville. Gold, 159 k 4. Cotton, 830. QUEENSTOWN, FRIDA.Y NIGHT. The Cunard Royal mail steamer Australasian, from New York, the 10th, has arrived. New Orleans advices to the 2d state that the Free States' Convention, in accordance with General Banks's plan, met on the Ist. The New York World states that the siege of Charleston was raised, and a diversion made by the Army of the Potomac, in order to allow General Butler to make a raid upon Richmond to release the Federal prisoners confined there. The World says:— " General Butler's mysterious plan to release the Union prisoners at Richmond, about which we have heard so much for a month past, has at last been tried and has failed. It was a very pretty scheme as Butler conceived it, and as it appeared upon paper; but like all military p'ans, from Big Bethel down, it was entirely impracticable. He attempted in short, to cut the Gordian knot of difficulties into which the exchange of prisoners question had been entangled by the canning of Could and the obtuse ness of Meredith, with the sword. The rebel Government at Richmond,' he argued, treats me as an outlaw, and won't give up the Union pri soners. Why not solve the problem by capturing Richmond, prisoners, rebel Government, and all r Big with this brilliant idea, Butler rushes np to Washington and seeks an interview with General Halleck ; bat that officer don't see it.' Secretary Stanton is then waited upon, and he, of course, is delighted, as moving upon the enemy's works with out preparation or adequate force is his favourite strategy. Finally, Mr. Lincoln is seen, and, as the scheme is ingeniously absurd, he cordially gives it hia approval. After much deliberation, it was de. cided that the Army of the Potomac should make a feint across the Rapidan to keep Lee employed, while the real attack was to be made by an array moving briskly up the peninsula. But, then, the question arose where this army was to come from. It would not do to send troops down from Washington, as their movements would be noticed by the enemy, and Butler had barely enough in his own depart ment to guard his lines. At last the bright idea was hit upon of raising the siege of Charleston, and with the troops taken from Morris and Folly Islands to capture the rebel capital. This accounts for the news from Charleston which hes so dishee,rtened the country: The troops were brought up to the peninsula and sent upon their fool's errand to Rich mond and—back again. General Sedgwick, in temporary command of the Army of the Potomac, did all that could be expected of him. He crossed the Rapidan, and kept Lee employed while the raid up the peninsula was made; but the Richmond part of the programme failed, because it was absurd to suppose that a city which has been menaced for three years is not at all times proof against the attack of anything lees than a great army. All such schemes to capture Richmond by a stratagem are based upon the theory that the rebel Administration is composed of a set of improvident fools. So ends this last 'Oa to Richmond,' the most unmilitary and sorry exploit of the war. We do not believe this scheme received the endorsement of any com petent military commander, or that it ever had the remotest chance of success. The story that the rebels were warned of their fate by a Yankee deserter is an afterthought to excuse the failure." The Richmond Examiner of the Bth gives the following account of the state of affairs at Rich mond : " Some days ago a report was obtained by the authorities here from a Yankee deserter that the enemy was contemplating a raid, in considerable force, on Richmond. The report obtained con sistency from a number of circumstances, and im pressed the authorities to such a degree that a disposition of forces was made to anticipate the supposed designs of the enemy. At 10 o'clock on Saturday night a force of the the enemy, numbers not known, bat consisting of cavalry with some artillery, made a demonstration at Bottom's-bridge, and drove in our pickets. This news was not gene rally communicated to the public until Sunday morning, the first signal of excitement being a tap of the alarm-bell, which readily summoned. the second-class militia and local forces in the Capitol square, and at other places of rendezvous., A despatch was also received early yesterday morning from General Wade Hampton, at Hamilton's Crossing, stating that the enemy was threatening an advance. A train was despatched to his relief. In the meantime, out of the excitement in Rich mond had been suddenly produced the most wild ant extravagant rumours, the enumeration of which would be idle and tedious. In the progress of the day these reports assumed a more definite form. It appeared that the enemy made another demon stration on Colonel Shingler's lines yesterday morning, and in this instance were repulsed, some two or three companies being en gaged on our side. The force of the enemy was not uncovered, but as far it could be per ceived consisted of five regiments, mostly cavalry, it being doubtful, of course, whether they were only an advance guard or the entire force. It was not thought necessary to move the local forces beyond the city fortifications; and the disposition of other troops was made to hold the enemy in check. Lieutenant-General Hood wes assigned to the command of the defensive forces, and took the field at an early hour yesterday. After their de monstration in the morning at Bottom's-brid ge, t h e enemy, or a considerable portion of his cavalry, crossed the York River Railroad near Despatch station, and attempted to ford the Chickahominy at Grapevine-bridge, or what is more commonly known as M'Clellan's bridge, evid ently intending to get in our rear. They found it i m p os sible ford the Chickahominy her e , on to accountleyviue, of which h direction of Tai large amount of felled timber r retired tre ineffectual attempt te an get through the swamp they ain h is about eight miles f rom Bottom ' s -b r id ge . At a late hour yesterd ay afternoon i n f orm ation was brought in by our scouts that a l arge f o rce of the enemy, which h a d b een masse d a t Barkamsville in the morning, h a d move d f or ward to Talleysville, and was th en a d vanc i ng . The entire force of the enemy is distinctly stated as follows :— Three bri gades of i n f antry , f our regiments of cavalry, and 12 pieces of artillery. This is reliable. It is probable s t that the demonstration of the enemy yesterday was merely intended as a reconnaisance, and is prelimi nary to an important collision to-day. Certainly the enemy has come in numbers which preclude the idea that he only meditates a raid. We have no report of any casualties in the fire at Bottom's bridge. Bat it is supposed that wo used our artil lery with effect. After the enemy abandoned his position, there were found nine dead horses, six Yankee caps, end a fresh grave." MEXICO. MExico, Jan. 31 (via. Havannah). These advices state that the authorities of 6,:n Luis Potosi had officially declared their allegiance to the empire. Numbers of other towns had done the same. Juarez has resigned the Presidency, and Ortega has succeeded him. Campeachy capitulated to Captain Clon, of the French navy, on the 21st. M. de Month°lon arrived at the capital on the 23d. The capture of Zacatecas is not confirmed, K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC , BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIS lI WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i 4 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and wry Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the prilnipal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those mad , by ELSTOB, of 60, New Bond-street. They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy purchasers. "In medio tutisimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS PER PAIR. THE MEXICAN BANK (Limited). The Allotment of the Shares in this Bank was This Day completed by the Board, and the letters of Regret and Allotment will be forwarded withoat delay. By order. WM. THOS. MORRISON, Secretary pro tem. Temporary Offices-10, King William-street, E.C. 19th February, 1861. THE MEXICAN BANK (Limited). The Directors are prepared to receive Applications from Gentlemen, properly qualified, to proceed to Mexico as their Representative. Letters in reply to this Advertisement to be addressed to the Chairman, and will be considered confidential. By order. WM. THOS. MORRISON, Secretary pro tern. Temporary Ofales-10, King William-street, E.C. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The Directors are prepared to receive TENDERS for the issue of all or any portion of £300,000 of the ORDINARY S POCK of the Company, to be inscribed into the names of applicants free of all expense. The Dividends on the full amount to accrue from the Ist January last .20 per cent to be enclosed upon the amount tendered for, and the remaining 80 per cent. to be paid at such times as may be agreed upon. The Company being bound to agree to receive payment not later than 30th Tune next, if desired in the tender to do so. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be charged upon any amount unpaid alter the Ist March. The Directors reserve power to accept any tender in part, viz., for any less sum than that tendered for. The Directors will fix a minimum under which no tender will be accepted, and will meet on Thursday, the 25th inst , at 12 o'clock, to open the tenders. Tenders to be addressed to ALFRED MORGAN, Treasurer, Waterloo-bridge Station. Feb. 18, 1864. G REAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. FOUR-AND-A-HALF ST OC PER C ENT. PREFERENCE K. Tho Great Eastern Railway ( ompany are prepared to re ceive APPLICATIONS for SUMS of £lOO, or upwards. of the above Stock. created under the powers of their Act of 1862. bearing a fixed Preferential Interest of 41 per cent. per annum. Interest commences from the date of payment. Applications to be made either personally or by letter to the undersigned. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. NORWICH UNION FIRE AND LIFE OFFICES NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Directors hereby give notice, that, in consequence of the immediate extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, they have vac ited their offices, No. 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, and REMOVED to their NEW PREMISES, No. 29, Fleet-street, E.C, February 4, 1861. GOVERNMENT AFNUITIES' BILL.-At numerously attended Meeting of the LIFE ASSUR ANCE PROFE"SION, held at the Of of the Royal Farmers' Assurance Company, 3, Norfolk-street, Strand, on Friday, February 10. 1864. JOHN REDDISH, Esq., in the Chair, The following Resolutions were passed :- Ist. That Life Assurance has been carried on in this coun try for a century and a half by private etrerprise, and that the Life Assurance Companies have fulfilled their engage ments in a manner which will bear honourable comparison with that of any other class of institutions, that they have alway adapted themselves to the public wants and conveni ence, and are able and willing to continue to do so. ?d. That this meeting is of opinion that the proposal of the Government is an interfence with ordinary commercial enter prise and ought to be opposed. 3d. That a Committee, with power to add to their number, be now appointe I, for the purpose of watching the measure and taking such steps as they may deem expedient. 4th That the foregoing Resolutions be signed by the Chairman and transmitted to the Chancellor of the Exche quer, inserted in the daily papers, and sent to the metropoli tan and othes members of the House. JOHN REDDISH, Chairman. Communications in reference to the above subject should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary, Henry llarben, 35, Ludgate-hill, London. FIRST-CLASS SECURITY —The STRAND MUSIC HALL COMPANY (Limited), is now issuing MORTGAGE BONDS of .f.. 50 each, being arirst Charge upon the Property of the Company, repayable in Three Years. and bearing Interest at Ten per Cent. per Ann um, p +yable yearly. Apply at the Offices of the Company, 345, Strand, W.C. or to Mr. G. T. Taylor, Stool acid Share Broker, 11, Token house-yard, E.C, By Order of the Board, FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Secy. T HE LONDON RESTAURANT COMPANY (Limited). Capital £50,000, in 10,000 Shares of £5 each. This Company is formed for the purpose of establishing large Dining Halls and Luncheon Rooms, in which will be offered Dinners and Refreshments of a first-class character, at charges adapted to the means of the various sections of the commercial public. That which Mr. Lang has effected in Glasgow and M. Duval in Paris, with such marked success, the Directors seek to accomplish in London, feeling per suaded, as the " Times" remarks, that, " No speculation can be safer than that based on supplying the want of a good meal at the lowest price." Although the London Restaurant Company will offer ac commodation of a kind that has not hitherto been attempted, yet from the markets in which it proposes to buy, and the various sources of revenue that will be opened up, it is felt that this undertaking presents elements of success far greater than any of the joint-stock hotel companies, although some of these have realised very large dividends. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be obtained from W. E. Duncan, Esq., solicitor 80, Basinghall street ; and of the Secretary, at the Offices of the Company, 3, Finsbury-pavement. SALE of the AUCTION MART. LONDON. The DIRECTORS of the COMPANY of PROPRIE TORS of the AUCTION MART will be prepared at one o'clock, p.m., on MONDAY, the 29th of February next, at the BOARD ROOM of the said Company in the Mart, to OPEN Beale I TENDERS from persons desirous of purchasing the premises generally known as the Auction Mart, opposite to the Bank of England, London. Each Tender mint be ac companied with a receipt annexed to it, signed by the proper officer of the Union Bank of London, acknowledging that the sum of £2,000 has been paid into the bank by the person making such Tender to an account there of " The Trustees of the Auction Mart," and no cognisance will be taken of the Tender of any person who shall not have delivered his Ten der with such receipt annexed thereto into the hands of the Secretary of the said Company, either on Saturday, the 27th day of February next, between the hours of ten a.m. and four p4a., or upon the morning of Monday, the 29th day of February, between the hours of ten a.m. and one p.m., after which last-named date and hour no Tender will be received. The highest Tender will be accepted, provided the sum ten dered shall be equal in amount to or exceed a reserve price determined upon by the Directors of the said Company, and placed under seal prior to the opening of any of the Tenders. If upon opening the Tenders it shall be found that two or mire Tenders are of the same amount, such amount being the highest amount tendered, the Directors of tt,e said Company reserve the power of deciding which one of such two or more Tenders snail be accepted, and of rejecting the one or more not so accepted. A form of agreement has been prepared, which will have to be executed by the person whose Tender shall be declared accepted, immediately upon any such declara tion being made by the Directors of the said Company, and in default of his so doing, such person shall absolutely forfeit to the Company the sum he shall have previously deposited in the said bane. Copies of the said agreement, together with copies of this advertisement, conditions of tender, and forms of tender, have been printed, and may be had gratis on ap plication at the Auction Mart, or at the Office of the Solici tors to the said Company, Messrs. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton , , 20, Austinfrurs, E.C. The moneys deposited by all parties whose Tenders may not be accepted will be returned to them on application at the Union Bank of London, on the 29th day of February, between the hour at which a final declaration may be mace with respect to the Tenders re c.-ived at four p m., or on the ensuing day between the hours of ten a.m. and four p.m. The premises may be viewed by all persons provided with tickets, to be obtained as above - - • By order of the Board of Directors, G. H. JAQUES, Secretary. Auction Mart, January, 1861. TROUSERS. —Special attention is called to the WINTER GOODS, and gentlemen who do not mind paying a fair price for a good pair of trousers can depend on material and patterns that cannot be excelled, at HAMILTON and KIMPTON'S, TAILORS, 105, Strand (opposite Exeter Hall). nEAFNESS.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER iJ INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptib:e, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMON S, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. piGs! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, lOs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 1 cwt. bar'ey or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. TEETH. —Mr. ESK ELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitt ed without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so per fectl y to the gums, that they 'are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always nseful, and will last a lifetime. Co mfort g uaranteed. Trea tise explaining, Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor street, sondLstreet, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Dir. VURNI LURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CABRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First- class goods at second-class prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo admirable engravings of every d escr i p ti o n of Furniture and Bedsteads, with prices attach e d . A co py sent atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains oomplete estimates fur furnishing on the following revised cale A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomea ditto 059 15 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto 391 It 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring" househald furniture, carpets, or bedding. Refereaces kindlipermittea to Clergy men andi gentlemen in or near G rea t M a lvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, G r i ms by, ells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Marga te. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydoa. Cambridge, nyde, Plymouth., W Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Britain. _ .. - COB BETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptf ord bridge, London, S.E. A N APPEAL to the SHAKSPERE COM -11 fer the ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.— Patronised by her Most Gracious MAJESTY and his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES.—The noblemen and gen tlemen forming the various Shakspere Committees are ear nestly prayed to cc ns der the appropriateness of devoting a portion of the funds collecting for the Tercentenary Celebra tion of the great Poet to the above Institution, founded for "the poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more," and the education of their children. What nobler monument could be erected to the memory of Shakspere, himself a player, than the building and endowing the two schools of this College in his name, and enabling a few worn-out actors to pass in comfort to their last home who Lave contributed to your pleasure and amusement ? Shaksper'i writes :—" Good my lord, will you see the players wel' bestowed ! Do you hear, let them be well used; for they a. o abscract and brief chronicles of the time." B, WEBSTER, Master. THE SOUTH WALES COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited). The Liability of each shareholder is limited by the Act of 25th and 26th Vic. ' cap. 89, to the amount payable upon the shares held by him in the capital of the Company. Capital £200,000, in 8,000 shares, of £25 each. 10s. per share to be paid on application, £2 on allotment. Calla not to exceed £2 10s per share, nor to be made at intervals of less than three months. DIRECTORS. CRA.WSHAY BAILEY, Esq., M.P. Newport, Chair- man. R. W. KENNARD, Esq., M.P., (Messrs. R. W. Kennard and Co.), Deputy-Chairman. Hon. S. P. Vereker, Director South Staffordshire Railway Company. W. Challis, Esq. (Sir J. Nile, Bart., and Co., Birchin• lane. T. Gratrex, Esq., Banker, Newport. W . B. Greenfield, Esq., Director Pernambuco Railway Company. Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., jun., Yew Tree, Liverpool. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street, E.C. Messrs. Crawshay Bailey and Co., Newport. SOLICITOR—George Rooper, Esq., 26, Lincoln's-inn-fields. BROKERS. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, 15, Angel-court, Throgmorton- s treat. ♦UDITORS. Edward Cheshire, Esq., Bank of Egypt, Old Broad-street, E.C. Cornelius Walford, Esq., Enfield. SECRETA.RY (rro tom )—James J. Wallis, Esq. Offices—No. 16, Cannon•-street, E.O. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for leasing or purchasing Coal felds in the South Wales Basin, and working the collieries for export and home consumption. There being no reservation of any kind for promoters or premiums for leases payable, the shareholders will obtain the entire benefit of the employment of the capital raised, preliminary expenses being confined to the necessary dis• bursements. Applications for shares in the annexed form may be made to the brokers or bankers of the Company, or to the Secretary in London ; or to Messrs. Crawshay Bailey and Co., the Company's bankers at Newport, from any of whom prospectuses can be obtained. Where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full, and, should the number of shares allotted be less than that applied fur, the payment in excess will be applied towards the deposit. Copies of the articles of association may be seen at the dices of the Company. • Feb. 12, 1864, FORA' OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the South Wales Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers the sum of , I hereby rtquest that you will allot me shares in the South Wales Colliery Company (Limited) ; and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any less num ber that you may allot me, and request you to place my name on the register of members for the number of shares allotted to me.—l am, Gentlemen, Name in full Addrems in full Usual signature Date .. This form is to be presented to the bankers entire, who will sign and return the receipt to the applicant. THE SOUTH WALES COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited). No LONDON APPLICATIONS in this Company will be receive' , after MONDAY, 22d inst. ; and not later than TUESDAY, 23d, from the COUNTRY, By order of the Board. THE CI ry MERCANTILE CLUB and DINING HALL COMPANY (Limited). (Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.) Capital, £BO,OOO, in 8000 shares of £lO each. Deposit, £1 per Share on application, and Ll on allotment. Should no allotment be made the deposit will be returned in full. DIRECTORS. A. J. Brook, Esq., Leather Merchant, Holloway. Captain Capel Coape, Army and Navy Club. John Sainsbury Davenport, Esq. (Deputy Commissary General), Clarendon Lodge, Brighton. Thomas Shann Derham, Esq. (of the firm of Wilkinson and Co.), flax spinners, Leeds. Frederick Augustus Legg, Esq., The Willows, South Norwood. Thomas Hardwick, Esq., Moorland -terrace, Leeds. Thomas King. Esq., 23, St. Paul's-grove, Canonbury. David Fraser Luckie, Esq. (Director of the City and County Assurance Company), 26, Ashley-place, Victoria-street, Westminster. Captain Arthur Palliser, Oriental Club. John Theodoridi, Esq., Merchant, Great Winchester street, Old Broad-street, City. With power to add to their number. BANKERS.—The London and Esq. County , Rsnty Bank, Lombard street, City, and Ha nover - square . SOLICITORS. Messrs. Tippetts and Son, 2, Sise-l ane , B uc klersbury, City. Messrs. Upton and Yewdall, Leed s . Johnstone, Cooper,Wintle, and C o., S A, L o thb ur y, London. kild road-s treet, City SECRETARY (pro. tem.)--M r . J . W. T em pest. BROKER—AIfred HW Blackburn, shton, Esq,, 75 , Temporary Offices-24, Buckler s b ury (two d oors from the Mansion H ouse. ) ;, Bradford. In introducing the City Mercantile Club and Dining Hall Company to the public the Directors have pleasure in being universally admitted that—. knowing that they are supplying a great public want, it A Club adapted to the constantly i ncreas i ng growth and requirements of the commercial a n d mercant il e wo rld of the City of London, and A higher class public dining and re f res h men t hall are greatly wanted. The Club, with its private dining, reading, and smoking rooms for the exclusive use of members, will be conducted under the management of a committ ee , strictly upon the principles of similar establishments, with a small entrance fee and subscription, and a mode ra t e di n i ng - roo m tariff, adapted to the views of men of the c ommerc i a l wor ld. The establishment will contain from 30 to 40 b e d . rooms . Holders of ten shares and upwards will (subject to the ballot) be admitted to the membership of the club, without entrance fee. The public dining halls will be on a scale worthy of the City, and capable of comparison with any establishment on the Continent. The Directors have purchased in one of the best and most central situations in the City, in close oximit to the principal places of business. a magnificent range of buildings (recently erected under the. su p erint endence of an eminent g architect) in the centre of Cheapside, havi ng nearly 30,000 feet of floor space, and pre-eminently ad apted to t h e re quirements of all branches of the proposed esta bli s h men t. Pry It will be for the consideration of the Directors whether it is desirable to let off the ground and basement floors, the residue of the premises providing ample space for the re quirements of the undertaking, and should these floors be so let off they will alone command a rental sufficient to guarantee a substantial dividend upon the paid-up capital. The Directors have carefully considered the probable profits and returns of this undertakin g, an d their most moderate calculations show a dividend of from 30 to 40 per ent. _ _ The Directors congratulate themselves on having secured the invaluable co-operation of several gentlemen whose practical knowledge and experience will be truly desirable. In consequence of a large amount of shares having Wen already applied for (and a most en couraginv number of applications made for Club membersliip),the Di rec t o rs are compelled to add that the list of applications for shares can remain open for a limited period only, in the meantime applications for the unallotted shares must b e ma d e t o the Solicitors or Secretary; the required deposit having been previously paid to the Bankers of the Comp any . The Articles of Association can be seen at the Company's Offices. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. No. To the Directors of the City Mercantile Club and Dining Hall Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me Shares of £lO e a ch, in the above Company, and I enclose a cheque for the deposit of £1 per Share th ereon : an d I un dertake to pay the further sum of £1 on a ll o t men t , t o pa y all calls thereon, and to execute the articles of association when required. Dated this day of 18 Names in full Residence Profession or trade Place of business IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE o f an y one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at Is. lid. and 28. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. H ",1 E OXFORD O STREET, X FO , W. R THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Cantata KING CHRISTMAS, and other Musical Enter tainments, supported by the following talented artistes:— Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell, IN almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. NOTICE.—In a few days will be produced FAUST, by M. Guonod, embracing the entire company of this establishment with augmented band and chorus. UNSWORTII and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne). and those wonderous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 108. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all been duly registered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of •' The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when " Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Crystal Waters, form a coup d'ceil of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss T ownley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every_Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ock. . _ _ . • All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBR A. - LAST NIGHTS of FRANCONI'S GRAND CIRQUE. EVERY EVENING, at Half-past Seven o'clock; and on MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY, at 2 o'clock., ROYAL ALHAMBR A.•-• FR A.NCONI'S ENGAGEMENT will SHORTLY TERMINATE. AA) OYAL ALHAMBRA. - FRANCONPS TROUPE will RETURN to FRANCE in a few days. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. ------ NEW ADDITION.—A full-length Model of JEFFERSON DAVIS, President of the Confederate States; also, a full length Model of PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Admittance, ta. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. ARGYLL ROO MS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, Mr. BIGNELL'S ANNUAL POPULAR BALL will take THIS EVENING, Feb. 22. Gentlemen's tickets Ladies' 9 9 Doors Open at Ten o'clock, dancing at Eleven. Tha dance music will be selected from the compositions of Messrs. D'Albert, Samotte, Laurent, Strauss, Labitzky. Ize. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission Is. Manager, M. GRENET. ON CHLOBATE OF POTASSA AND ITS USE IN OXYDISING THE BLOOD. DR. I. P. SARGEANT, M.R.C.S., and L.S.A. (1836', will shortly repeat his Lecture on this subject at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, and will satisfactorily prove that Chlorate of Potassa, (as prepared by passing chlorine through a mixture of quick-lime and water, and subsequently boiling a long time with Chloride of Potassium) is a most active remedy for oxydising the blood, and restoring vitality to the low, vitiated state of the nervous system, and Is there fore calculated to supersede the use of iron, mercury, quinine, and sarsaparilla. 56, Gower-street, Bedford-square, London. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, v and Dinincr-room, consisting of a new and eke:rant assort ment of VA SE S, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &0., in Italian, Alabas cr, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, Sze, Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 119, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, whioh will greatly taeilitate the Interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 g-ulneas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149. Strand. W.C. MESSRS. BOTT. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races thromzhout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and Westminster Bank. Post-uffice Orders payab!e at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. BOZ AND THE YANKEYS, The following graphic account of the enthusiasm evidenced by the Americans for Charles Dickens on the occasion of Boz's famous visit to the United States, is taken by us from Dr. Nichol's Twenty Years' of American Life; — So it was a ball at the Park Theatre—the Old Drury of New York—where the Cookes, and Keens, and Kembles had delighted us, that was fixed upon. There was a supper, I believe, and there was a series of tableaux mans, repre senting some of the best scenes in the " Pickwick Papers," and the earliest works of the "immortal Boz." I remember the immense crowd of the " beauty and fashion" of New York that filled the theatre from its dancing floor, laid over stage and pit, to the gallery. I remember the mixed com mittee, official, fashionable, and literary, and some who aspired to all these distinctions. I think Irving and Cooper were there—l am surd of Halleck and Bryant. Willis sported his ringlets there no doubt—and can I ever forget the beaming rosy, perspiring face of the American Korner, General George P. Morris? There was :a rush near the door, a flutter through the crowded theatre, a hush of ex pectation, a burst of " See, the conquering hero comes," and the author of " Pickwick" and the " Uncommercial Traveller," with all of humour and pathos that lie betweeu burst upon our astonished and delighted vision. Then the cheers, then the waving of handkerchiefs from floor to boxes, and all the tiers—and tears, no doubt, of joy and happiness—and bouquets innumerable, gave what expres sion was possible to the irrepressible enthusiasm of the hour. I remember Mr. Dickens as my eye caught him there, with all that throng around me, and he the cynosure of ten thousand eyes, allowing each person present the usual number. His hair was in the bright gloss of its youth ful silken curls; his face was full, and ruddy with English health—not seamed, as now, with the thought and work of all these years. His dress, was, I thought, sufficiently pronounced; bnt ho was on the whole, eminently satisfactory and sufficiently imposing, It was hard to open a passage where two or three thousand people were crowding to see, and be near, and if possible shake hands with him, but, with tremendous efforts, he was escorted around the room. We tried to dance. Mrs. General Morris honoured the thrice-honoured author with her hand for a quadrille, but the effort to dance was absurd. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE.—TheExchange,from Vera Cruz, at New Orleans, a prize. Washington, Feb. 9.—The steamers Pet and Hercules have run through the blockade into Wilmington. Beaufort, N.C., Jan. 26. The Alice, Fanny, Vance, Terry, and Nancy, are at Wil mington, watching an opportunity to slip out. Key West, Jan. 22.—The yacht Minie was captured on Mosquito Inlet Jan. 15. The prize steamer Mail, which was captured near Tampoo some time ago, was sold on the 20th January for 12,100 dole. New York, Feb. 3.—The steamer Rosita was captured on the 28th Jan., in lat. 25 N., long. 84 W., by the Federal steamship Western Metropolis; she was freighted mostly with liquors and ammunition. The British steamer Sylvanus was captured on the night of the 2d Jan. in Doboy Sound, Georgia, by the Federal gunboat Iluron ; after being repeatedly shelled and well riddled, she was run ashore, and sunk in one fathom water. The blockade run ner Advance, recently run ashore at Wilmington, is safe, as well as her cargo. The steamer Austin arrived at Mobile on the 9th Jan., with a cargo for the Confederate Govern ment. The Confederate schooner Caroline Gertrude was captured at St. Mark's Bay, Florida, on the 28th Dec., by the Federal steamer Stars and Stripes. After taking out about 43 bales of cotton, she was destroyed. On the 18th of Jan. the Stars and Stripes captured, in the same locality, the steamer Laura. On the 14th Jan. the Federal steamer Union captured, south of Tampa Bay, Florida, the Confede rate steamer Mayflower. CEIICAGO TO LIVERPOOL.—We are gratified at the announcement that a line of first-class packets is to run between this port and England, commencing in April next, Of the successful issue of this movement we entertain no shadow of doubt. The first-class barks Etowah, Ravenna, and Wirraite, well known on our lakes, have.been purchased for this purpose and altered and arranged to adapt them to the ocean and lake service in compliance with the rules and regulations laid down by the Lloyd surveyors, and policies of insurance can therefore be effected on goods shipped on these vessels on the some terms as the ocean vessels running between European ports and the Atlantic cities. The brig Cressington and the now bark Thermutis, now building at Cleveland, will also be in this line.---Chicago Tribune. Fires and Loss of Life, On Saturday and yesterday several fires occurred in London. One broke out on premises in the tenure of Mr. M. Barnes, a lodginghouse-keeper at 4a, Mint-street, Southwark. The house, although containing only seven rooms, supplied sleeping accommodation to 17 persons. It appears that po lice-constable No. 100 of the NI division, in going his rounds, noticed smoke. issuing from the house. Feeling satisfied that it was on fire, he sprang his rattle, which brought to his assistance police-con stable 106 of the NI division. Before the arrival of the fire-escapes, which took place in two or three minutes, the flames rushed out of the lower floor windows, and extended completely across the cart way, burning the front shutters of another lodging house. At this time a Mr. Butcher, who occupied a house adjoining, noticed several persons at the windows crying for help, and he called to them to jump out. Several did so at the back, and they were enabled to pass in safety through the next house. When the Royal Society's fire-escape was placed in front of the house, Conductor Wheatley ascended his machine and forced in the window. He scrambled into the reom on the second floor and fell over the bed near the window. At that time he fancied that some one was in the room, as he could hear a slight moaning, but the heat was so great that he was obliged to make a precipitate re treat into the street and to remove his escape for fear of its being burnt. The firemen were soon at work, but they did not succeed in getting the mastery over the flames until the premises and their contents were nearly burnt out. They then entered the house to ascertain the extent of the loss, when, to their astonishment, they discovered the dead bodies of three men, with their clothes on and not much burnt, who had evidently died from suffocation. They were removed to the deadhouse of St. George the Martyr, where they will remain until the inquest. The names of the men were—Thomas Neate, aged 65, a crossing sweeper, who had lodged in that and the adjoining house for six or seven years ; William Purpeil, age unknown, a dock labourer ; and Charles Avery, aged 40, also a dock labourer. The last two, it appears bad q uarrelled with their wives, a n d came to lodge at Mr. Barnes's house a few days ar , o. From the fact of each man being found with his clothes on it is believed that they had stopped be hind to dress, and that while so doing they had been overtaken by the smoke and flames and wer e Bu ff,. cated. Mr. Barnes was insured for his furniture, &c., in the Liverpool and London Fire -office. 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ANDREW HIND'S JANUARY LIST, Containing 503 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &0., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp. Particulars entered free. Offices—Corner of LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. HOUSES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a Corner SHOP, at Holloway, and Three Pri vate Houses adjoining, producing £94 per annum. Ground rent £25. Price £715, or separately. Also the following : Chelsea, four. 1,000 guineas; ditto, £5OO and £ciso; Camden town, two, £1,20 ; Holloway, two, £670 ; Homerton, six, £13.5 each, Izo. Of f ices, oorner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. FARM WANTED to rent, from 60 to 200 acres, with moderate-sized dwelling-house and outbuildings. Particulars to be sent to A. 11., 15, Godliman-street, Doctors'- commons, London. Family Residence and Land. MR. ANDRE lir HIND has to LET a comfort able HOUSE, in Essex, fourteen miles from town and two from a station, delightfully situate on high ground, and commanding extensive views. 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